United States v. Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc., No. 1:11-cv-00701-CG-C (S.D. Ala. Dec. 9, 2011). Settling CERCLA defendants responsible for violations at the Stauffer Chemical Company Cold Creek Superfund site and the LeMoyne Plants Superfund site in Mobile County, Alabama, must pay $912,913.27 in U.S. response costs incurred at the sites, must pay future response costs at one operable unit, and must undertake remedial work at the sites.

United States v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, No. 1:11-cv-08859 (N.D. Illinois Dec. 14, 2011). A settling CWA defendant responsible for violating its NPDES permit and for discharging pollutants into waters of the United States must pay a $675,000 civil penalty to the United States and Illinois, must provide a schedule for completion and post-construction monitoring of its Tunnel and Reservoir Program, must develop a plan to control floatables in Chicago waterways, and must establish a green infrastructure program to reduce combined sewer outfall discharges, localized flooding, and stormwater impacts.

United States v. Coeur d'Alenes Co., No. 11-CV-00633-EJL (D. Idaho Dec. 15, 2011). A settling CERCLA defendant responsible for violations at the Conjecture Mine Superfund site in Bonner County, Idaho, must pay $350,000 in U.S. response costs incurred at the site. 

United States v. CalPortland Co., No. 1:11-at-00790 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2011). A settling CAA defendant that violated PSD provisions at its Portland cement manufacturing plant near Mojave, California, must pay a $1,425,000 civil penalty and must install and operate appropriate emission controls at its kiln.

United States v. Allied Waste of Puerto Rico, Inc., No. 3:11-cv-2218 (D.P.R. Dec. 16, 2011). Settling CERCLA defendants responsible for violations at the Vega Baja Solid Waste Disposal Superfund site in Rio Abajo Ward, Puerto Rico, must pay $1.5 million in U.S. response costs incurred at the site, must implement remedial action to address lead contamination, must aid in the development of institutional controls and operation and maintenance provisions, and must pay EPA's future oversight costs. 

United States v. Dover Chemical Corp., No. 5:11-cv-02754-BYP (N.D. Ohio Dec. 20, 2011). A settling CAA defendant responsible for violations at a chemical manufacturing facility in Dover, Ohio, must pay a $620,000 civil penalty, must implement enhanced leak detection and repair practices, must accept and comply with NESHAPs at various process units, and must accept "major source"' status under the CAA and apply for a Title V permit.

United States v. Intel Corp., No. 91-CV-20275 JW (N.D. Cal. Dec. 21, 2011). Under an amended consent decree, settling defendants responsible for violations at the Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman Superfund site in Mountain View, California, must implement a vapor intrusion remedy to address exposure to contaminants at the site. 

United States v. AK Steel Corp., No. 97-1863 (W.D. Pa. Dec. 22, 2011). A settling CERCLA defendant responsible for violations at the Breslube Penn Superfund site in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, must pay $535,000 in U.S. response costs incurred at the site.

NOAA-Fisheries announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list the barndoor skate, the winter skate, and the smooth skate as threatened or endangered under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted. 

NOAA-Fisheries announced a 90-day finding on petitions to list the thorny skate as endangered or threatened under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.